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Top Mercer Democratic officials back Schroth over Mironov

July 21, 2020 8:37 pmJuly 22, 2020 12:03 am

Some of Mercer County’s most powerful Democrats have moved to oust Janice Mironov as county chair, endorsing David Schroth to replace her. County Executive Brian Hughes, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing), State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson...

Turner backs Mercer Dem convention delay

July 16, 2020 2:11 pmJuly 16, 2020 2:29 pm

State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) backed delaying the Mercer County Democratic Committee’s reorganization convention Thursday. “I would think that would be the sensible thing to do in view of the problems that we’re having in terms of this whole coronavirus...

Hughes, Mironov at odds over extending term of Mercer Dem chair

July 13, 2020 11:22 amJuly 13, 2020 3:42 pm

This story was updated with comment from Mironov at 12:26 p.m. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes and Mercer County Democratic Chairwoman Janice Mironov are at odds over how to handle this year’s election for the chair’s seat. Hughes, who has...

Robert Klein, LBJ White House speechwriter, top aide to Gov. Hughes, dies at 89

March 7, 2020 5:46 pmMarch 7, 2020 6:50 pm

Robert R. Klein, a former White House aide during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, and a top aide to the Governor of New Jersey, died on March 3. He was 89. Klein served as an assistant and speechwriter...

Mironov endorses Currie re-election

November 6, 2019 3:15 pmNovember 6, 2019 10:36 pm

Mercer County Democratic Chair Janice Mironov has endorsed John Currie for re-election as Democratic State Chair, a move that is expected to add previously unattributed votes into the Currie column. We will be supporting the longstanding practice that the Governor...

Guide to Mercer County Elections

November 4, 2019 6:48 pmNovember 4, 2019 7:07 pm

Republicans may be on the verge of political extinction in Mercer County, where a toxic race in Hamilton Township could leave Hightstown Councilman Lee Stults and Hopewell Borough Council President Schuyler Morehouse as the only Republicans elected to municipal office...

48-Hour reports: Coughlin, law partners give $6,300 to Rahway Demcorats

November 1, 2019 10:39 am

In 48-hour expenditure reports filed on Thursday with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission: * Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and two of his law partners contributed a total of $6,300 to the Rahway Democratic Committee. * The New Jersey...